House of the Day: 2101 Albemarle Terrace
According to the listing, this single-family brick house at 2101 Albemarle Terrace needs some renovation love, but, man, what great raw material to work with: “Designed by Slee & Bryson, and constructed in 1917, the graceful center stair design offers large open rooms with beautiful original oak and mahogany parquet wood floors, original plaster moldings,…
According to the listing, this single-family brick house at 2101 Albemarle Terrace needs some renovation love, but, man, what great raw material to work with: “Designed by Slee & Bryson, and constructed in 1917, the graceful center stair design offers large open rooms with beautiful original oak and mahogany parquet wood floors, original plaster moldings, many built-ins and generous closet space throughout.” Totally sweet. Think the asking price of $819,000 is low enough, though, given the work that will have to be done?
2101 Albemarle Terrace [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
yes its a bit hood but that somewhat makes for the ambience of contrast that represents brooklyn. and the beauty of it is that its suddenly perfect when you live there.
I haven’t been there for a long while, but I find that part of Flatbush vibrant and interesting. Hurly burly and all. As Bob Marvin points out though, it’s not PLG. I think it’s just called Flatbush, right? If you look up the historic Loew’s theater that’s how they identify the neighborhood.
To Brenda: Hi, neighbor!
I have been amused at the asking prices in Albermarle/Kenmore terraces. There were a few houses featured here as the HOD, I believe none of them sold yet. That tells you something.
I, actually, don’t mind Flatbush Ave, and I walk to both Sears and Stop-n-Shop (I just love their seafood department and especially the guy who runs the counter there). But Park Slope it isn’t.
The price of this house should, realistically, reflect that it is indeed in an enclave. This beautiful little historic district is tucked into a rather rough area with few or no “gentrified” services along the proximate commercial strips of Church Ave. and Flatbush Ave. (the kind that the Times RE section refers to with a weak smile as “bustling” or “vibrant”–you will be able to get great Caribbean food, fast food, lots of sneakers and cell phones, and typical 99-cent-store stuff, but don’t look for wine, cheese, artisanal bread, or yuppies beside thee singing in the wilderness.) The area is predominantly one of working-class immigrants; parts of Church Ave. nearby have been an ‘impact zone’ for (mostly drug-related) crime. A few blocks away, the treasure that was Erasmus High School (so dysfunctional that it was broken into “academies”) allows its colonial-era original building to rot away, colonized by feral cats. The landmark/anchor at the centuries-old historic Flatbush town center of Church and Flatbush Avenues, the Dutch Reformed Church, still serves the community, but the surrounding area is much changed since its middle-class genteel heyday in the era of the Loews Kings theater and the Dodgers. We live quite a few blocks to the west along Church Ave.; years ago, I made adventurous forays east to Flatbush Ave. and beyond for veg, fish, meat, and general exploration, but gradually got worn down by the dirty streets and general hurly-burly. As for the area being “not for everyone,” I will break code and state simply that yes, this region of Church Ave. is almost entirely black but seems to welcome everybody (or is just too busy to care what you are). Aside from Erasmus, which I’ve kept up on due to my interest in Flatbush history, I can’t speak to the quality of the public schools nearby. (In a dream world they would be uniformly excellent whatever the district’s socioeconomic profile…)
I love this palace.
Nice house but, while it’s similar to some colonial-revival houses in PLG, it’s incorrectly categorized here. This house is in the Albamarle-Kenmore Historic District, which is part of Victorian Flatbush. PLG is in Flatbush and is Victorian, but it’s not considered “Victorian Flatbush.”
Confusing, no?
True. My gay friends are reproducing at a rate that puts my straight friends to shame. And most of the offspring (although not all) go the private route. Professional parents, one, two kids, tops… Just my friends. Can’t speak for other gay/lesbian families.
“but the Universe made me not attracted to a certain gentitalia so it’s not like ill have to be worrying about that in this lifetime”
Rob – I can’t begin to tell you how many gay couples have children. In my youngest one’s class alone, it is just the norm – then again they go to private school….so….you know, they must be ignorant gay couples.
Families looking to send their kids to neighborhood public schools would be much better off looking at homes in the Victorian Flatbush neighborhoods zoned for 139 and 217.